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@WheresWaveRace Right there with you, been around since pong and have collected systems ever since. With that said, I'm a physical collector all the way. Yes I have digital games, but only because I get them at very good deals or not at all. As you've stated I also have a home filled with a bit too much stuff, but I'm not sure I'd change a thing... just buy a bigger house I guess.

@WheresWaveRace I think you run into a problem when you have a lot of games and they are of a decent size. Example would be I have over 600 games on steam, there is no way on earth I'd be able to afford to have them all downloaded and on an SD card. And if the game needed the absolute fastest transfer speed it would need to be on internal memory, of which the Switch 2 has a very small amount compared to modern game sizes.

Whatever excuse they are trying to pass off this week, their actions have finally convinced me to give up collecting games.

As a testament to how bad the Switch 2 launch has been in my eyes, I watched this direct which had a lot of stuff I would have used to care about, and came away meh.... Fire Emblem was there, but then Fire Emblem is one of the three series I'll buy no matter what.

I worked at a software etc. when this first came out. We had three of them set up in the back of the store to demo.... At least 50% of the time when someone would go back and try the virtual boy they would leave sick... a few even threw up in our store. So, every time someone would go back to play on them, myself and the other employee would cease our conversations to see what was going to happen next. Ahhh, the good ole days.

I have purchased 2 switch 2's at this point. I purchased them to play my Switch 1 games, ie.... it's a great switch pro. That said -
Switch 1 library - Amazing
Switch 2 library - irrelevant because it's released on a crap format
Don't really care how many amazing games it could have if they are on a format I'm not interested in. At that point they might as well not exist at all. I currently own 1 "switch 2" game and that's Fast Fusion... I bought it because it was cheap, looked decent and I wanted to have at least one purchase in the Switch 2 generation. Actually, there are a handful of future games I'll purchase regardless of format, but that's a testament to the game alone. I'm very happy with my Switch 2, but the actual switch 2 games library is getting a solid F from me at this time. What a weird sentence as it's very true.

Got my physical copy from LRG today. I know LRG but on some games I just had to.

I love Donkey Kong and normally can't wait for a new release, sadly this game doesn't appeal to me at all.

The Switch Two generation has been a cluster. Honestly Nintendo has turned me from a huge physical collector of Nintendo to literally I couldn't care less if they ever release another game. All of the good will they garnered from me during the last generation is gone and I'm considering just playing the collection I currently own and calling it quits.

I think this person is out of their mind. What a time to say Nintendo is in touch with it fanbase.... Pretty much everything they have done since the Switch 2 launch has been backwards, irritating or just plain meh... I think this person needs to think about what they are saying, as it is, Nintendo is the most out of touch it's been with its fanbase since the Wii-U.

Honest question, is it not really a racing game a la Mario Kart? My wife loves MK, I personally can't stand the rubber banding and extra nice gifts to the people not doing well. I feel like it's the "racing" game that consistantly makes second place the winner.

@TYRANACLES Hopefully you're non US as I've been waiting on the inevitable physical release here in the states, Play Asia has them as coming soon but nothing yet. I say this because I ordered a Ragebound from Clear River UK because they had been up for a good while with no US release showing... So I ordered one and then two days later they announced a US release... I'm too lazy/irritated to cancel and order the US one at this point.

@Blast16
12 NEOGEO games/collections are on sale right now starting at $4.79. One the them is the Samurai Showdown Collection $39 normally, for $9.99. Most of them are the NEOGEO Pocket games, but the SamSho, Windjammers are from reg. Neo with the SS collection being a very nice deal.

This price increase by Hamster has really killed my desire to rent old games.

@Blast16 They actually go on sale quit a bit, I've picked up 16 or so and passed on many more. Normally when they go on sale they do like 5 or 6 at a time. Just mark them as favorite and you'll see them flagged when they are cheaper, usually $3.99. With that said, I've still picked up all 8 volumes so far, because NEOGEO.

Just getting ready to order this as an import, was hoping to see if it would get a US physical version or not? Have not seen it yet, but I'm sure I will shortly after I import it in.

@Liam_Doolan
Yes, that's what I was asking as I have the Japanese editions 1-4 with 5+6 on the way, all have English. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something where they were actually having a US release as I don't think they ever will.

To the best f my knowledge there has not been an English release in this series. Either way I now have the first 6 volumes from importing them so I’ll be good

@Solid_Python You mean with this controller or the Switch2 console specifically? I know you can wake the Switch with many such as the 8bitdo Ultimate 2C.

Wish you would have provided a pic with the ball tops on. Having a hard time envisioning the size and overall look of it.....edit... never mind, I went to Amazon and looked at their pics.

Pikmin 1-4 already out on the switch one, not sure it would be the best candidate with so many other games still missing.

@uncleMike And that is why the Switch 1 is my last console to collect for. We've seen it before in the comics industry, movie industry..... when at the height of their success they tend to implode... I was just hoping we'd get more time from the gaming industry via Nintendo.

@HalBailman well to be fair nothing has changed and it’s still stopping people who want to buy the games from doing so, so I guess it’s still an issue.

@Dee123 I really feel like you are lacking comprehension skills, if you think what I wrote was Nintendo trying to tell square what to do.

@Dee123 I want Nintendo to work triple overtime on a pathway to smaller/cheaper game cards for the Switch 2. That way companies will have better options. I want Nintendo to pull game key cards if that's not possible, that way companies on the fence will fall one way or the other, which means half will release a proper physical game. I want Nintendo so reduce their fee's to make the 64gb card as cheap as possible if that's all they can do. I want Nintendo to figure out a better solution than what they launched with. Those are a few of my thoughts on what I'd like Nintendo to do.

Well then, I'll more than likely not be purchasing this game at all. I'm a no go on Switch 2 key-card, 20% on a switch one purchase. Part of me says if they want to give me this ***** options I'll simply not purchase it at all. I'm ok with my Switch 2 just being the switch pro I never got.

Hope it gets a physical release and not a key-card or digital only release. I'd really like this on my Switch.

I was right there for a purchase.... what's that... a game key card.. oh, alright then, I guess I'm out. Maybe I'll see you when you're on clearance if that ever happens.

@k8sMum Personal opinion, if you're leaving for the day and know you only have an hour or two of away playtime, you don't need to take a charger. Second, if you're throwing it in a bag to say take on vacation, you're not really worried about your charger getting ruined in said bag. It's to protect things like screens and joysticks of which chargers have non. That's how I use Switch cases at least.

@Burning_Spear Right there with you. Nintendo kinda forced a retirement from collecting. I have a backlog as well, and honestly since I decided I'm not going to collect like I did this last generation I've actually put a lot more time into playing the games I have. I mean, if I'm being honest I probably have enough non played games to last me until I'm dead, so yeah... Nintendo forced my hand and I'm good with that. Will save me a lot of money in the process.

If the framerate held up on the switch 1, I think I would prefer it. The current game being released on the switch 2 looks like a lot of AI procedurally generated landscape, as well as the effects are way over done to the point of being distracting in my opinion. It's like modern day fighting games were there's so many sparks of color flashing you can't actually see the people fight each other. Either way, I'll pick up the new game because I'm a sucker for DK, but I do think the graphics are a letdown... even more so since they said the framerate suffers in some parts as it is.

I bought the other Savage Raven grip (one piece) and it's pretty good. Yeah you would have to remove it to dock the Switch, but I'm mostly a hand held player anyway. It makes the system feel very very solid. Probably going to pick one up for my wife at some point.

@Skunkfish
Battery Life
Key Cards
Game Prices
Issue with HDMI, HDR, 120hz... on my main TV.
Needs a grip case to make it "really comfortable". I bought a Savage Raven case which is good. It's light on its own, on the Switch 2 it actually feels heavier than my Steamdeck without a case, even though in actuality it's not.
Not a real fan of left side 4 buttons, I fixed this on my other Switches by buying different joy cons, which are not out yet for the Switch 2.
No Switch 2 games I really want at this point. And when they do release I only want to buy physical as that's my preferred medium.

All small things, even though as I stated I love it as Switch Pro. I like it enough that I've purchased 2 so far, albeit I bought the second for my wife to play along in games like Fantasy Life i.

At some point I wish developers would say "hey this is taking performance hits, maybe we should back off on the things causing the performance hits a little..." In this game maybe go from 7 million items flying everywhere to only 3.5 million... I don't see how that would effect how fun the game is. Hyperbole, yes... but the point is the same.

@Sindayl Exactly my thoughts including Bravely Default, I was all set to buy that and SF6, and then passed on them both.

@Dman10 Yes

@OorWullie Agreed with this. I personally was very much looking forward to SF6 on the Switch 2... and then it was a key card, so I passed and will just continue to play it on the Xbox.

@Burning_Spear I agree, being a physical collector with a good sized collection of Switch 1 physical games, I'm pretty much out of collecting when it comes to Switch 2. My plan at this point is to have probably 20 or so Switch 2 games by the end of the generation, of which my Switch 1 collection is over 20 times that.

This is where key cards are going to hurt Nintendo in the worst way. Myself and I'm sure many others don't want to fill up valuable storage space with large games. Sure this one isn't that big, but it's showing where we are going. I'd much rather have 20 small indie games than one large game. Hence, I won't be buying it if it's a key card.

Mouse controls? It's the number one game I thought of back when the mouse controller was revealed.

So then Fantasy Life i, not only did I enjoy the 3DS game, I bought my Switch 2 with a physical copy of FLi knowing I would enjoy it. Turns out I did, so I quickly purchased another Switch 2 and another physical copy of FLi for my wife to play it with me. Yeah I enjoy it.

The article should clearly state what media the game comes out on. It stinks to look at a game and not know right away whether it's even a consideration.

No convincing needed here. I simply don't want them. I'm a physical collector, if they don't offer most games as physical on cart purchases anymore, I'm simply not buying them.

I love all these old retro games, but if I'm being honest $15.00 for a digital download is already asking a lot. Couple that with it being an old retro port and I'm thinking it's a bit much. When they are selling these at $7.00 it seems much more feasible, I might even go to $10 if the games right.

@Tasuki Will cross my fingers on this, but I've ordered a lot of stuff from them and have not had any issue. Actually have an order of two in with them, again ... crossing the fingers.

I know everyone is looking forward to Gex 2 and 3, but being a Panasonic 3DO owner, I used to love playing Gex the original. I'm sure it will bring back some good memories. With that said, how long before Amazon gets LRG games? I ask because I'm just now realizing everything I ever special order ends up on Amazon, so I'm holding off on the pre-order. Pre-Ordered NG Ragebound because I saw the article here, couple of days later I see the US release is now up and I can't cancel my PO.

Game key-card means I'll pick it up at $20 or under, otherwise it's a no go.

@Baker1000 Not that it will make you feel better about your purchase, but I picked up an extra 1TB card a while back expecting I would use it for my Switch 2. Could have been using it all this time in Steamdeck or Switch OLED... oh well, live and learn I guess.

Being a collector, I can honestly say I'm going to try and purchase zero key-cards this generation. Will I achieve this, probably not, but it's my goal. On the switch 1 I purchased physical copies even if the game was better played elsewhere. This generation, if it's on a key-card I'll either get it on xbox, PS or buy it cheap on steam.

Got my physical copy and my Switch 2 pretty much at the same time. Absolutely loved the first one and this one looks like it's going to be just as addicting. The Import comes with the code for the free charm and other stuff, I just wish it worked in this region.